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Voghera train crash, the Glossary

The Voghera train crash is considered one of the most serious incidents in the history of the Italian railways.^[1]

Alessandria–Piacenza railway

The Alessandria–Piacenza railway is a railway located in northern Italy connecting the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy, and Piedmont.

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Chamber of Deputies (Italy)

The Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, the upper house being the Senate of the Republic.

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Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or on-board energy storage such as a battery or a supercapacitor.

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Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. ("Italian State Railways JSC"; previously only Ferrovie dello Stato, hence the initialism FS) is Italy's national state-owned railway holding company that manages transport, infrastructure, real estate services and other services in Italy and other European countries.

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FS Class E.626

The FS E.625 and E.626 are two classes of Italian electric locomotives produced for the Ferrovie dello Stato.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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History of rail transport in Italy

The Italian railway system is one of the most important parts of the infrastructure of Italy, with a total length of as of 2011.

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Il Sole 24 Ore

Il Sole 24 Ore (English: "The Sun 24 Hours") is the Italian financial newspaper of record, owned by Confindustria, the Italian employers' federation.

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Italian Riviera

The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Riviera ligure; Rivêa lìgure) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Milan

Milan (Milano) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, and the second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome.

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Milano Rogoredo railway station

Milano Rogoredo is a railway station in Milan, Italy.

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Pavia railway station

Pavia railway station (Stazione di Pavia) serves the city and comune of Pavia, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy.

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Three-phase AC railway electrification

Three-phase AC railway electrification was used in Italy, Switzerland and the United States in the early twentieth century.

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Voghera railway station

Voghera railway station (Stazione di Voghera) serves the town and comune of Voghera, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Voghera train crash and Voghera railway station are Voghera.

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Wheel speed sensor

A wheel speed sensor (WSS) or vehicle speed sensor (VSS) is a type of tachometer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voghera_train_crash

Voghera train crash, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Alessandria–Piacenza railway

Chamber of Deputies (Italy)

Electric locomotive

Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane

FS Class E.626

Genoa

History of rail transport in Italy

Il Sole 24 Ore

Italian Riviera

Italy

Milan

Milano Rogoredo railway station

Pavia railway station

Three-phase AC railway electrification

Voghera railway station

Wheel speed sensor

See also

1962 disasters in Italy

1962 in Italy

May 1962 events in Europe

Railway accidents in 1962

Train collisions in Italy

Voghera

References